Iceland - Foreign Reserves 2012
$4.2B
−$4.4B from 2011
Iceland's foreign reserves was $4.2B in 2012, decreased +$4.4B from $8.5B in 2011. This was the 91st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $3.39T | 4.1% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.27T | -2.1% |
| 3rd | Saudi Arabia | $673.7B | 21.1% |
| 4th | United States | $574.3B | 6.9% |
| 5th | Russian Federation | $537.8B | 8.1% |
| 6th | Switzerland | $531.3B | 60.7% |
| 7th | Brazil | $373.2B | 6.0% |
| 8th | Korea | $327.7B | 6.8% |
| 9th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $317.4B | 11.2% |
| 10th | India | $300.4B | 0.6% |
| 11th | Singapore | $265.9B | 9.1% |
| 12th | Germany | $248.9B | 6.3% |
| 13th | Algeria | $200.6B | 4.8% |
| 14th | France | $184.5B | 9.5% |
| 15th | Italy | $181.7B | 6.9% |
| 16th | Thailand | $181.5B | 3.8% |
| 17th | Mexico | $167.1B | 12.0% |
| 18th | Malaysia | $139.7B | 4.6% |
| 19th | Libya | $124.6B | 12.8% |
| 20th | Türkiye | $119.2B | 35.5% |
| 21st | United Kingdom | $117.2B | 6.8% |
| 22nd | Indonesia | $112.8B | 2.4% |
| 23rd | Poland | $108.9B | 11.5% |
| 24th | Denmark | $89.7B | 5.6% |
| 25th | Philippines | $83.8B | 11.5% |
| 26th | Israel | $75.9B | 1.4% |
| 27th | Iraq | $70.3B | 15.2% |
| 28th | Canada | $68.5B | 4.1% |
| 29th | Peru | $64.2B | 31.2% |
| 30th | Netherlands | $54.8B | 8.7% |
| 31st | Lebanon | $52.5B | 9.8% |
| 32nd | Sweden | $52.2B | 4.0% |
| 33rd | Norway | $51.9B | 5.0% |
| 34th | South Africa | $50.7B | 4.0% |
| 35th | Spain | $50.6B | 8.3% |
| 36th | Australia | $49.1B | 5.2% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | $47.0B | 26.2% |
| 38th | Romania | $46.7B | -2.8% |
| 39th | Nigeria | $45.0B | 33.5% |
| 40th | Czechia | $44.9B | 11.4% |
| 41st | Hungary | $44.7B | -8.5% |
| 42nd | Argentina | $43.2B | -6.6% |
| 43rd | Chile | $41.6B | -0.7% |
| 44th | Colombia | $37.0B | 16.0% |
| 45th | Qatar | $33.2B | 97.4% |
| 46th | Kuwait | $33.1B | 11.5% |
| 47th | Angola | $31.2B | 15.2% |
| 48th | Belgium | $30.8B | 5.7% |
| 49th | Kazakhstan | $28.3B | -3.1% |
| 50th | Austria | $27.2B | 9.9% |
| 51st | Viet Nam | $25.6B | 88.9% |
| 52nd | Ukraine | $24.6B | -22.8% |
| 53rd | Portugal | $22.7B | 8.9% |
| 54th | Bulgaria | $20.5B | 19.1% |
| 55th | New Zealand | $17.6B | 3.4% |
| 56th | Morocco | $17.1B | -15.0% |
| 57th | Macao SAR, China | $16.6B | -51.2% |
| 58th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $15.7B | -15.9% |
| 59th | Croatia | $14.8B | 2.2% |
| 60th | Serbia | $14.4B | -7.6% |
| 61st | Oman | $14.4B | 0.2% |
| 62nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $13.9B | 16.1% |
| 63rd | Pakistan | $13.7B | -22.7% |
| 64th | Uruguay | $13.6B | 32.1% |
| 65th | Bangladesh | $12.8B | 39.0% |
| 66th | Azerbaijan | $11.3B | 9.8% |
| 67th | Finland | $11.1B | 7.8% |
| 68th | Trinidad and Tobago | $9.4B | -6.1% |
| 69th | Jordan | $8.8B | -27.0% |
| 70th | Tunisia | $8.7B | 12.0% |
| 71st | Lithuania | $8.5B | 4.0% |
| 72nd | Belarus | $8.1B | 2.9% |
| 73rd | Botswana | $7.6B | -5.6% |
| 74th | Latvia | $7.5B | 18.0% |
| 75th | Myanmar | $7.4B | -0.1% |
| 76th | Greece | $7.3B | 7.6% |
| 77th | Afghanistan | $7.2B | 12.7% |
| 78th | Sri Lanka | $7.1B | 5.4% |
| 79th | Costa Rica | $6.9B | 44.2% |
| 80th | Guatemala | $6.7B | 8.4% |
| 81st | Yemen, Republic of | $6.2B | 35.9% |
| 82nd | Ghana | $5.8B | -1.3% |
| 83rd | Kenya | $5.7B | 33.9% |
| 84th | Congo, Republic of | $5.5B | -1.6% |
| 85th | Bahrain | $5.5B | 14.2% |
| 86th | Paraguay | $5.0B | 0.2% |
| 87th | Cambodia | $4.8B | 17.2% |
| 88th | Nepal | $4.4B | 19.3% |
| 89th | Equatorial Guinea | $4.4B | 44.0% |
| 90th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4.4B | 3.4% |
| 91st | Iceland | $4.2B | -51.0% |
| 92nd | Mongolia | $4.1B | 68.6% |
| 93rd | Tanzania | $4.1B | 8.8% |
| 94th | Papua New Guinea | $4.0B | -7.3% |
| 95th | Dominican Republic | $3.6B | -13.5% |
| 96th | Brunei Darussalam | $3.4B | 33.5% |
| 97th | Cameroon | $3.4B | 5.7% |
| 98th | El Salvador | $3.2B | 27.4% |
| 99th | Uganda | $3.2B | 21.0% |
| 100th | Mauritius | $3.1B | 10.0% |
| 101st | Zambia | $3.0B | 30.9% |
| 102nd | Mozambique | $3.0B | 14.3% |
| 103rd | North Macedonia | $2.9B | 8.4% |
| 104th | Georgia | $2.9B | 1.9% |
| 105th | Albania | $2.6B | 5.2% |
| 106th | Honduras | $2.5B | -9.0% |
| 107th | Slovak Republic | $2.5B | 4.2% |
| 108th | Moldova | $2.5B | 28.0% |
| 109th | Ecuador | $2.5B | -16.0% |
| 110th | Panama | $2.5B | 7.1% |
| 111th | Gabon | $2.4B | 9.0% |
| 112th | Haiti | $2.2B | 14.9% |
| 113th | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.1B | 12.8% |
| 114th | Jamaica | $2.0B | -12.5% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | $1.9B | -0.3% |
| 116th | Armenia | $1.8B | -6.9% |
| 117th | Namibia | $1.7B | -2.3% |
| 118th | Ireland | $1.7B | 0.8% |
| 119th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $1.6B | 28.8% |
| 120th | Lao PDR | $1.3B | 8.4% |
| 121st | South Sudan | $1.3B | - |
| 122nd | Cyprus | $1.2B | 0.3% |
| 123rd | Chad | $1.2B | 21.5% |
| 124th | Madagascar | $1.1B | -7.2% |
| 125th | Suriname | $1.0B | 23.5% |
| 126th | Lesotho | $999.5M | 10.6% |
| 127th | Luxembourg | $990.8M | -2.0% |
| 128th | Mauritania | $968.6M | 92.8% |
| 129th | Kosovo | $958.3M | 33.6% |
| 130th | Bhutan | $954.7M | 20.9% |
| 131st | Slovenia | $951.9M | -3.5% |
| 132nd | Fiji | $918.7M | 10.2% |
| 133rd | Timor-Leste | $883.6M | 91.4% |
| 134th | Guyana | $864.0M | 7.8% |
| 135th | Bahamas, The | $846.9M | -20.9% |
| 136th | Barbados | $839.7M | 3.3% |
| 137th | Aruba | $768.6M | 11.4% |
| 138th | Guinea | $762.9M | -19.4% |
| 139th | Eswatini | $741.0M | 23.4% |
| 140th | Malta | $704.9M | 36.8% |
| 141st | West Bank and Gaza | $664.0M | 33.3% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | $630.7M | 21.5% |
| 143rd | Zimbabwe | $575.6M | -12.8% |
| 144th | Liberia | $574.2M | 13.3% |
| 145th | Solomon Islands | $498.9M | 21.0% |
| 146th | Sierra Leone | $478.0M | 8.8% |
| 147th | Rwanda | $474.6M | -33.9% |
| 148th | Montenegro | $458.7M | 16.8% |
| 149th | San Marino | $384.9M | 12.6% |
| 150th | Cabo Verde | $375.8M | 11.0% |
| 151st | Burundi | $308.8M | 4.5% |
| 152nd | Seychelles | $308.1M | 10.4% |
| 153rd | Maldives | $304.5M | -9.1% |
| 154th | Estonia | $300.7M | 45.2% |
| 155th | Belize | $288.9M | 21.9% |
| 156th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $263.5M | 7.9% |
| 157th | Djibouti | $248.6M | 1.9% |
| 158th | Malawi | $244.6M | 12.7% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | $236.2M | 5.8% |
| 160th | St. Lucia | $232.0M | 8.7% |
| 161st | Comoros | $195.0M | 25.0% |
| 162nd | Sudan | $192.6M | 0.1% |
| 163rd | Vanuatu | $182.2M | 4.9% |
| 164th | Antigua and Barbuda | $162.0M | 9.6% |
| 165th | Central African Republic | $157.9M | 2.2% |
| 166th | Tonga | $152.4M | 6.4% |
| 167th | Eritrea | $132.8M | 15.1% |
| 168th | Samoa | $128.4M | 0.3% |
| 169th | Grenada | $119.5M | -1.0% |
| 170th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $111.0M | 23.9% |
| 171st | Dominica | $94.6M | 16.6% |
| 172nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | $76.8M | 2.3% |
| 173rd | São Tomé and Principe | $51.6M | -1.0% |
FAQ
What was Iceland's foreign reserves in 2012?▾
Iceland's foreign reserves in 2012 was $4.2B. This ranked 91st globally.
How did Iceland's foreign reserves change in 2012?▾
Iceland's foreign reserves decreased by 51.0% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2012?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2012 at $3.39T.
What is the foreign reserves of Iceland in 2012?▾
The foreign reserves of Iceland in 2012 was $4.2B. This ranked 91st globally.
What was Iceland's foreign reserves in billion in 2012?▾
Iceland's foreign reserves in 2012 was approximately 4.19 billion ($4.2B).
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Iceland's foreign reserves?▾
Iceland's foreign reserves went from $8.5B in 2011 to $4.2B in 2012, a 51.0% decrease.
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